Strong's Lexicon

H7004

H7004 — קְטוֹרֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewqtorethnoun femOccurrences: 60TWOT: 2011a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7004
Word:קְטוֹרֶת
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H6999
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:60
Transliteration:qtoreth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ket-o'-reth
Meaning:1. a fumigation
KJV Renderings:(sweet) incense, perfume.

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BDB7406

קְטֹ֫רֶת60 noun feminine smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense; — ׳ ק absolute Exod 30:1 +; construct Exod 25:6 +; suffix קְטָרְתִּי Ezek 16:18; Ezek 23:41

1. sweet smoke of sacrifice, || מנחה Isa 1:13; Ps 141:2, אֵילִים ׳ קְ Ps 66:15, ׳ לְהַקְטִיר ק 1Sam 2:28 (?).
2. incense, (ה)סמים ׳ ק Exod 25:6; Exod 30:7; Exod 31:11; Exod 40:27 + 9 t.; תמיד ׳ ק Exod 30:8, רֹקַח ׳ ק Exod 30:35, ׳ הק alone Exod 30:37; Lev 16:13; Num 16:35; Num 17:12 so ׳ ק Num 16:7; Num 16:17; Num 16:18; Num 17:5; Num 17:11; 2Chr 29:7, זָרָה ׳ ק Exod 30:9, ׳ ענן הק Lev 16:13; Ezek 8:11, also of אשׁ זרה Lev 10:1 (illegal worship); in offering of the princes Num 7:14 + 11t. 7, compare Num 7:86. Altar of incense is ׳ מזבח מקטר ק Exod 30:1, זהב ׳ הק ׳ מ 1Chr 28:18 , ׳ הזהב לק ׳ מ Exod 40:5, הסמים ׳ ק ׳ מ Lev 4:7, ׳ הק ׳ מ Exod 30:27 + 6 t.
3. perfume, || שֶׁמֶן Ezek 16:18 ; Ezek 23:41; Prov 27:9.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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